Washboard.



R. G. OLP.

WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED Jpn. 20, 1911.

1,097,765. Patented May 26, 1914.

LUMBIA i'LANOORAPl-l C0.. WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATES PATENT onnion.

ROBERT G. 0L1, OF MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO NELSON LUMBER CQMPANY, OF TWO RIVERS, WI$CONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

WASI-IBOARD.

Application filed March 20, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT Gr. OLP, a citizen of the United States, residing in Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State of \Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the followingis a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a washboard which will be strong and durable in its construction though adapted to freely permit of the corrugated zinc facing being replaced when worn, to prolong the life of the washboard.

Another object of the invention is to so construct'a washboard that it may be quickly and easily assembled, thus facilitating its manufacture and minimizing the cost of production.

Another object of the invention is to so construct a washboard that the rails or side pieces thereof may be completely drained to avoid; the accumulation of water therein which would cause the parts to rot.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the washboard herein claimed, its parts and combinations of parts and all equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts in the different views: Figure 1 is a front view of a washboard constructed in accordance with this invention, parts being broken away for clearness of illustration; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof on the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the lower end of one of the side rails; Fig. 4: is a transverse sectional detail view of one of the side rails with its connection with the bottom bar; Fig. 5 is a de-- tail view of one end of the bottom bar; Fig; 6 is a transverse sectional view through one of the side rails on the plane of line 66 of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view of the rod connection with the soap holder. I

In these drawings 10 indicates a headpiece of ordinary construction which has connected to it the two side rails 11 which are preferably made of sheet metal bent to a C-shape in cross section leaving an open slot between the inturned edges to receive the edges of the corrugated zinc facing 12 and the edges of the wooden or other backing 18 therefor. A top bar 14, preferably of wood, is rabbeted along its under side to rece1ve the upper edge of the zinc facing 12 and its backing 13 and the ends of said top bar are provided with opposite saw kerfs to receive the inturn'ed edges of the sheet metal side rails 11 in the same manner as with a similar bottom bar 15, shown in Flgs. 4 and 5. A sheet metal soap holder 16 is secured between the headpiece 10 and p the top bar 14 by having its upper edge let into the former and its lower edge bent around the latter, the side edges thereof be ing confined beneath the upper bend of the side rails 11. A soap retaining rod 17 extends across the soap holder near its lower edge, the ends thereof being passed through openings in the ends of the soap holder and confined therein by means of the side rails 11, as shown in Fig. 7. The bottom bar 15 is rabbeted at its upper surface to receive the lower edges of the facing 12 and the backing 13, as shown in Fig. 2, and both the top bar 14 and the bottom bar 15 are held in place by means of screws 18 turned into them after passing through openings in the side rails 11. These screws 18 lock the top bar'l l and the bottom bar 15 against sliding lengthwise of the side rails and also assist the engagement of the side rails with the saw kerfs of the top and bottom bars to prevent a lateral spreading of the side rails. The lower ends of the side rails are provided with wooden blocks 19 which are double rabbeted on their inner faces, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, to just fill in between the inturned edges of the side rails and prevent such edges engaging material being washed. The wooden blocks 19 are held in place by means of metal strips 20 which have openings through which the screws 18 pass and have inturned lower ends fitting in transverse saw kerfs 21 of the blocks 19, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The metal strips 20 are sufiiciently narrower than the side rails to permit of their lateral adjustment in order to bring their openings into register with the openings of the side rails and thus obviate the necessity for accuracy in positioning the openings. The blocks 19 project beyond the lower ends of the'side rails and are rounded to form suitable bearing surfaces for the washbeard' which will not cut or tear the materialbeing washed.v

The shape of the-side-rails is such that they form troughs beneath the edges of the facing 12 and the backing 13 to immediately conduct water away therefrom, and in order to providean outlet for such troughs-below, the bottom bar 15, the upperv endsof the blocks 19 are cut away at their rear edges, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 and openings 22 are formedin the lowenbends of theside rails opposite'such cutaway portions'of the blocksyto allow the waterto pass outofthe troughs, thus draining the entire washboard and preventmgtlie accumulation.ofwatcr at the connections of; the parts with: the side rails.

By meansof this invention the washboard; may hayeits wearing surface renewed when necessary, savingthe expense ofthe; pure chase of an-entirely new-washboard: When the wearingsurface becomes worn, itis'only necessary to remove the: screws '18 fromthe bottom bar; 5 whenthe blocks 19 may bewithdrawn by sliding them; out; of the ends of the side rails and the bottom bar -15 maybe-likewise withdrawn from thegrooves of the side'rails-together with facinglQ. A new zinc corrugated sheet may then be slipped-into place-by sliding it throughthe grooves ofthe side railsand the bottom bar 15' and the blocks 19 arethen returned to their proper positions when all will, be

bound firmly together by replacing the screws 18'.

The construction is strongandi durable and with all of its advantages-it is inexpensive to manufacture.

The term corrugated facing"? as herein employed is mtended to mclude any-formof'j rubbingsurface suitable for the purpose:

\Vhatliclann as new and desire to secureby Letters-Patent 1s:

1. A washboarth comprising-side railsofj a C-Jshape. incross section-to formlongitu dinal'slots, a corrugated facingslidablyfia ting insaid slots, a bottom bar also-slidably fitting in said slots, leg blocks slidab'ly fittingin saidfslots and abuttingt-he bottom bar at their upper ends and'projecting beyond the side railsat their lower ends, ,said blocks-being PIOViClGd Wlt-h rabbets to re: ceive the inturnededgesof'theside rails andguard them from engagement with-material operated upon, saidblocks being alsoprovided with transverse grooves in theirouter faces, locking plates positioned between the blocks and theside' rails and-extending between the bottom bar and the side rails andsprovided Withfiang'es teen-gage the grooves of" the blocks, anchfastening' means passing through the side rails and the locking plates and entern'ig the bottom bar;

2. A washboard, comprising side rails 3. A w-asliboard; comprisingside rails-of sheet metal bent to a- C sha-pe in cr0ss-sec tion; a corrugated facing slidably fitting in the slots' formed by the spaced edges of theside rails, leg blocks slid'ably fitting in the lower hollowends of the side railsand filling the same. and means for removably hol'di'ng theblocks in place; there beinga cutaway-portion'at the upper ends of the blocks and openings inthe lower edges of the side rails opposite said cutawayportions of. the blocks for draining the side rails and the parts connected with them.

4. A WELSlTbOiLICP comprising sheet metal channel slde rails, a suitablerubbing surface whose edgesentensaid channels and adaptit to slide -therein,- a bottombar'whoseends are. adapted likewise to slidein-the channels screws passing through the side rails and into the ends of thisbottom bar, leg; blocks slidablymounted in the; lower ends of the side rails andhaving their upper ends abuttingagainst thesaidibottom bar, and a plate forfastening-eachone of these leg blocks in place against said! bottom bar,

said plate lying between the leg; block and 5 the side rail having its' lower end clamped toxthe end ofthebottombar by the same screw that fastens the adj acent end thereof" to the side rail.

5; A washboa-rd comprising channel side bars; a rub plate and rub board supported the-rehetween and attachedthereto, ahead bar-connecting the side bars at their upperends,- a ban-connecting the-side rails at the upper-end of the rub plate, a:soap' box confined between the said bars, its upper-edge being attached to the headbarand its lower edge to-thecrossbarat the upper endfof the ,rubplate. andflits side edges entering behind the front flanges of the channel bars, and a soap retaining rod supported in holes inthe said side edges of the soap receptacle and having its ends terminatewithinthe channel's of the' side bars;

6. A wash board comprising channel'side bars; a backboard {and rub plate supported therebetween, a cross bar at the upper edge ofthe' rub board, a head piece attached {to theupper ends of-the sidebars; a'sheetmetal soapreceptacle fitting between the' side bars,

and the head piece and said" cross bar, the

upper edge of the soap receptacle entering port extending across the lower part of the 10 a longitudinal slot in the lower face of the soap receptacle.

head piece, the side edges of the soap re- In testimony whereof, I affix my signaceptacle entering the ehannels in the side ture in presence of two Witnesses. bars, and engaging behind the front flanges ROBERT G.

thereof and the lower edge of the soap receptecle being bent around said cross bar Witnesses:

and inolosed between the same and the up- ADOLPH MARESH, per edge of the rub board, and a soap sup- W. G. SCHMIDT.

copies of this patent my be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Istntu Washington, D. G. 

